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Period

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Meaning

Noun

●
In Time:
A
of time.
●
A
of
seen as a
; an
, era.
●
In American English, Canadian English, Philippine English & Punctuation marks:
The
“.” (indicating the
of a
or
an abbreviation).
●
A
end to something; a stop.
●
The
of time during which the same
of a
, such as the
of a
or the
of a planet.
●
In Menstruation:
  • Female
    ; an
    of this.
  • The set of
    associated with
    , even
    by
    ; an
    of these
    .
    • ●
    A
    of an artist's, writer's (etc.)
    by a given quality,
    etc.
    ●
    Each of the
    into which a
    is
    ,
    to a given
    or activity.
    ●
    In Ice hockey & Sports:
    Each of the
    ,
    three, of which
    is divided.
    ●
    In Ice hockey & Sports:
    One or more
    to
    a
    , an
    period.
    ●
    In Medicine:
    The
    of time for a
    to
    its course.
    ●
    An end or
    ; the
    point of a process etc.
    ●
    In Rhetoric:
    A
    , especially one
    a
    or making a
    ,
    whole.
    ●
    A specific
    during a given process; a point, a stage.
    ●
    In Chemistry:
    A
    in the
    of the elements.
    ●
    In Geology:
    A
    of
    to
    of
    of years; a
    of an
    , and
    into epochs.
    ●
    In Genetics:
    A Drosophila
    , the
    of which is
    in
    of the
    rhythm.
    ●
  • 20 November 2009, “Gene Dmel\per”, in FlyBase (Gene Report (database
    )), The FlyBase Consortium,
    2009-12-07: Symbol: Dmel\per / Species: D.
    / Name: period
  • 20 November 2009, “Gene Dmel\per”, in FlyBase (Gene Report (database
    )), The FlyBase Consortium,
    2009-12-07
  • Symbol: Dmel\per / Species: D.
    / Name: period
    • ●
    In Music:
    Two
    (an
    and a
    phrase).
    ●
    In Mathematics:
    The
    of an
    over which a
    ,
    or
    ; often the
    such
    .
    ●
    End point, conclusion.

    Adj

    ●
    Designating anything from a given
    era.
    ●
    Evoking, or
    for, a particular
    , especially through the use of
    and scenery.

    Intj

    ●
    In American English & Canadian English:
    That's
    ;
    the
    (analogous to a
    a
    );
    story.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    a
    ; to conclude.
    ●
    To
    an end to.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    period
    English
    arrow
    periode
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    periode
    Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
    arrow
    periodus
    Latin
    arrow
    περίοδος
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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